The official disclaimer: Unless tagged "original fiction" or otherwise indicated to be my intellectual property, I do not own the characters or series featured in stories or artwork here.

'Lo, guys. This here is a journal for writing only (mostly); feel free to add aopt if you're interested in those bits of my life that don't involve writing.

At some point I'm going to get all my fic organised. For now, let me direct to my tags, where you may find a modicum of organisation.

Most of what I have archived here is fanfiction, though from time to time I'll post original fiction. I'm best at writing plotty gen, though that's never stopped me from trying other stuff in the past. This has resulted in some terrible fic which you can find here. I would not recommend looking for it.

Speaking of not looking for things, I realise that certain concepts and actions depicted in stories can trigger readers, or otherwise cause them great discomfort. If there's something you need to be warned about, please let me know about it here so that I can be better equipped to cater to your needs. The last thing I want to do is cause anyone unnecessary trauma.

Beyond writing, I also make icons, which are posted infrequently at my shared graphics community, iconsometry, and/or my graphics journal kilograph. I can be found on Dreamwidth as iambickilometer, and also on Twitter.

( Fandoms )

I am not always immediately able to read my flist. If something important has changed with you - say, you've switched accounts, moved to Dreamwidth, or acquired a Twitter - feel free to let me know here.

Oh, by the way, flist, thanks for the snowstorm! It's possibly the closest I've ever come to a white Christmas. :D

This is a call for help. The situation is dire. Does anyone know of any decent Sam Guthrie/Roberto DaCosta fic? Any Dani Moonstar/Shan (Karma) fic? Illyana Rasputin/Dani Moonstar? Illyana Rasputin/Kitty Pryde? Emma Frost/Kitty Pryde? New Mutants genfic? I'M DESPERATE, FOLKS. I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO LOOK.

I'd also ask for Rictor/Shatterstar but I'm pretty sure I've read everything about them on the Web. You're welcome to try and prove me wrong, though.

HELP ME, FLIST-WAN KENOBI. YOU'RE MY ONLY HOPE.

Title: Ships, Passing in the Black
Fandom: Havemercy (fusion with Firefly)
Rating/Warnings: G / none
Words: 414
Summary: Years later, Thom will remember a friend he made in university.
Notes: Part of the Big Damn Airmen 'verse. No prior knowledge of Firefly required.

( day four: do you believe in the day you were born? )

Hm. So I could hold back and post one fic a day, or I could just write more fic.

Is there even a question there?

Title: You Know Where to Put Your Anniversary (Big Damn Airmen 'verse)
Fandom: Havemercy (fusion with Firefly)
Rating/Warnings: PG-13 / none
Words:377
Summary: Thom is responsible. Rook is just drunk. Happy Alliance Day.
Notes: No prior Firefly knowledge required! Other parts are listed here.

( day three: the world will know your name )

Folks using the Archive of Our Own! Does anyone have a preferred system of tagging characters who have multiple names? Like, for instance, Wolverine. I used the scans_daily format, but it looks too much like the pairing format. Thoughts?

Also (because I think we all need an ego boost right now):

THE FANFICTION LOVE MEME

(Sorry if you're getting this twice; it's on my life!blog as well.)

Title: Organic (Big Damn Airmen 'verse)
Fandom: Havemercy (fusion with Firefly)
Rating/Warnings: G / none
Words: 224
Summary: Jeannot figures a few things out about his place in the scheme of things.
Notes: Based on a few lines about inbred old Ramanthine families, I'm fairly certain Jeannot and Ghislain are related. This fic assumes that. Again, no prior Firefly knowledge required. More of the Big Damn Airmen 'verse here.

( Day two: if the ground should come alive )

So I decided I was going to attempt 31_days casually this month -- mostly because I suspect that as soon as school ends I am going to be craving something to do.

Title: With Both Feet on the Ground (Big Damn Airmen 'verse)
Fandom: Havemercy (fusion with Firefly)
Rating/Warnings: G / none
Words: 393
Summary: Ivory goes to ground.
Notes: Takes place several years before There For The Taking. No real knowledge of Firefly canon required. More of the Big Damn Airmen 'verse here.

( Day one: there's no rush for the year to pass )

Yo! Comics fans! sequentialcrack is low on reccers for December, so if you've got a cache of comics fandom fi/art/custom cake art bookmarked somewhere, there are a lot of people who would really appreciate you sharing some links. :D I'll be reccing Young DC this month, and I recced X-Books back when it started in September. It's good fun, and not a huge time commitment at all. You just need a minimum of four recs in the month. Please do consider signing up.

Does what it says on the tin! Three-sentence fic, any fandom you like. We need more prompts!

I've written:
Doctor Who
9th Doctor/Rose, new start
Mickey/Jake, purpose

White Collar
Neal & Peter, trust me

The Princess Bride
Inigo, swordplay

Merlin
Merlin/Morgana, denial

Star Trek
Sulu, seeds

Petshop of Horrors
D/Leon, "he'd accidentally hit an animal with his car, and oh God, D was going to kill him."

Title: Like Plate Tectonics
Fandom: White Collar
Rating/warnings: PG / character death SO WHAT'S NEW
Words: 415
Summary: Just when you move into place, suddenly it's all different, and you keep moving. Even if you never wanted anything to change.
Notes: So I have this tradition of getting into new fandoms and writing death!fic. And then that dastardly hedgerose showed me White Collar. The rest is all here. It's probably wildly OOC. Also, I ship Neal/Peter/Elizabeth, so that shows through.

( Like Plate Tectonics )

DON'T LOOK NOW, but I might be doing homework.

How can you tell?

MORE FANART!

also, check out my sweet Me'Shell Ndegeocello icon! I grew up with her music, but I never really thought to look for her in fandom. The icon found me, instead. :D

FANART YOU GUYS

this is what I do when I'm avoiding things.

BE A SUPERHERO!

I... don't even know. I'll go NaNo now.

( To the tune of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire' )

Does anyone know of a, um, Sesame Street/Marvel crossover?

I know it's unlikely, but... just in case.

Dear Yuletide (& etc) Writers,

In general, I love plotty fic and unexpected twists. While I'm equally fond of gen or ship fic, my favourite stories tend to involve a lot of tension, sexual or otherwise (though the UST is my favourite). I love a really good depressing fic and a happy, lighthearted fic equally. What I like best are surprises, though. Multiple layers are fun but entirely optional; I'd rather you write something you enjoy. Actually, feel free to alter my requests to make something you'd enjoy. As long as it stays true to the spirit of the request, I'd rather you had a great time writing it than I get exactly what I ask for.

And AU is always, always an option. :D

Following are some explanation and furthering of prompts, in case you need clarification/ideas. You don't necessarily have to take it under consideration, though I'm sure I'd like you oo.

( Specifics )

Thank you so much! Again, these are suggestions only, not set in stone. I hope you enjoy writing to my prompts, and that your holiday fic season is as awesome as they come!

Much love,
Iambic

I really have no explanation for this. I'm sort of embarrassed to be posting this, to be quite honest.

Title: Other Skills He's Learned
Fandom: Daredevil, Immortal Iron Fist (Marvel)
Rating/Warnings: For mature audiences only/ Sex written by someone completely inexperienced.
Wordcount: 889
Summary: When Matt wakes up later, he wants a demonstration.
Notes: Smutty sequel to Practical Application of Learned Skills, because Danny apparently wasn't having with any of this subtlety stuff.

( Other Skills He's Learned )

I hit 15000 words in NaNo today, catching up from being 6000 behind, and to celebrate I let myself write Daredevil fic. And then it was 3:00 AM, and I cried a little inside.

Title: Practical Application of Learned Skills
Fandom: Daredevil (Marvel), Immortal Iron Fist (Marvel)
Rating/Warnings?: PG/none
Wordcount: 2,001
Summary: Danny thinks it'll be a good idea to learn how to fight like Matt does.
Notes: Why is there no Matt Murdock/Danny Rand fic on the Internet? I mean, Danny went around wearing Matt's costume for a while. If that's not intimacy, I don't know what is. But as is, the only other fic I know is Pouring Tea Blindfolded by tartanshell. So I decided I would have to write some myself.

( Practical Application of Learned Skills )

artwork for fringedweller's Star Trek Big Bang fic, "I'll Find A Way To You If It Kills Me". Posted here instead of kilography because I signed up under this account and honestly I'm too lazy to log in again.

( under the cut )

Tales of Terror '09
This year, again, they're mostly original. I think one is fanfiction, and it's fusion with... well, you'll see. There would've been more, but college happened.

(For those confused: for two years now, smokexscribbles and I have generated a list of fifty prompts as a means of prepping for NaNo by fleshing out characters and getting things out of our systems that won't make it into NaNo. You can read hers here and here. I really advise it.)

( prickles at the back of your neck )
( the rat returns )
( when you look backwards )
( back to school day )
( sidestep )
( how we dance )
( at the count of three )
( nice knowing you )
( too late to turn back )

Reveals are up! Go check out remixthedrabble if you haven't already; here are the fic I wrote.

[Merlin] Trust Falls (the Down To My Ankles Remix)
Original Fic: Of Swords and Ankles by miakun
Meta: Merlin; 370 words; G; no warnings.
( Arthur doesn't know magic. )

[Harry Potter] Letters Sometimes Lie (the Famous Last Stand Remix)
Original fic: The Cabinet War Rooms by velvetmouse
Meta: Harry Potter; 250 words; PG; no warnings.
( Albus doesn't enjoy lying. )

[Supernatural] Was Blind But Now I See (the Things Unsaid Remix)
Original fic: History and Words Left Unspoken by emmademarais
Meta: Supernatural; 200 words; G; no warnings.
( The moment Uriel knows it to be over he shuts his eyes. )